What Cockpit? MK VI
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Thank you Bri. Great challenge. 
It was the strut going from the upper corner of the cockpit and the glazing that clinched it.
Here is a nice easy one.
Mel
It was the strut going from the upper corner of the cockpit and the glazing that clinched it. Here is a nice easy one.
Mel
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AThank you sir. At long last, one that I knew and I am stuck in Austria away from my own computer.
Afraid that it is open house as I will not be back home until the weekend.
Afraid that it is open house as I will not be back home until the weekend.
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C2j, You people are all too much for me, must try harder ! There is no maybe it is a 1946 Aeronca Sedan AC15 ! and on floats ! How did you know ??? This is it (as you know) ?????? Keith ?????
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Water rudder handle in the lower left of the picture and then the shape of the yokes and "spacious" feel of the cabin telling me it was not a Chief or
Taylorcraft BC12.
I'm off to dinner. Will post when I come back.
C2j
Taylorcraft BC12.
I'm off to dinner. Will post when I come back.
C2j
Keith,
The water rudder handle is an immediate giveaway. In case it's not clear, the water rudders are raised by pulling on the handle attached to a chain and the handle is then hooked onto the bracket on the panel. To lower the rudders, which are spring-loaded, you unhook the handle and put it on the cockpit floor. Low-tech but effective.
Instructors are not impressed if you try to take off or land with the water rudders lowered. They are only designed for use when taxying.
Another clue is the large "boat keyfob", which allows the keys to float when you drop them in the water!
The water rudder handle is an immediate giveaway. In case it's not clear, the water rudders are raised by pulling on the handle attached to a chain and the handle is then hooked onto the bracket on the panel. To lower the rudders, which are spring-loaded, you unhook the handle and put it on the cockpit floor. Low-tech but effective.
Instructors are not impressed if you try to take off or land with the water rudders lowered. They are only designed for use when taxying.
Another clue is the large "boat keyfob", which allows the keys to float when you drop them in the water!
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OK! Here is the next "What cockpit". I'll start with the hint that it is the last of its type in the world. There is a cousin in another museum that is the last of its kind too.
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C2J, I'll start it off. Based purely on the Throttle and Mixture controls, is it a US design?
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Wow! Must be a massive computer server outage due to "Earth Day"??
A modification to the original clue has come to my attention. There is another slightly more distant cousin (also the last of its kind) located in another museum. I'm not sure if this cousin is complete or not. The three museums are widely seperated.
C2j
A modification to the original clue has come to my attention. There is another slightly more distant cousin (also the last of its kind) located in another museum. I'm not sure if this cousin is complete or not. The three museums are widely seperated.
C2j